Mentioned by the Guardian
Top 10 budget restaurants, bars and cafes in Liverpool
"A family-run business, Kashmir 1887 in Manchester is on Talbot Road. Part of the striking Trafford Public Hall, this outlet follows in the success of its sister restaurants in Bradford and Leeds. It is a smart, contemporary dining venue specialising in…"
"This sports bar and café within Trafford Hall Hotel is just a stone’s throw away from the Old Trafford, making it a great spot for a pre- or po ..."
"This American style dive bar and restaurant is discretely hidden in part of Liverpool’s university district, so discrete you might blink and miss it. Once inside you may think you have entered the wrong place but do not let the dark decor and neon lights put you off, after all it is a death row themed restaurant. Both the decor and the menu establish the essence of death row, making you feel as though you are choosing your last meal from the menu to die for (literally)."
"Turning the waffle to the max and then some, this Hope Street potato and chorizo dish is not for the faint-hearted"
"OKitchen Bar & Restaurant is situated in Didsbury Village in South Manchester, providing Korean and Japanese cuisine alongside a cocktail bar that offers a wide variety of drinks for brunch and dinner. They are open from Monday through Sunday."
"A destination for friendly get-togethers and family outings, Brewers Fayre - Ocean Plaza serves classic pub food in a warm and homely setting. Themed menus showcase recipes inspired by exciting international cuisines types, with each week night staging…"
"Serving the most delicious and well-portioned breakfast meals, their pancakes are a real highlight for guests. Stacked high with all the toppings, menu items include berries and cream, banoffee, peanut butter and bacon with maple syrup. Each stack includes three buttermilk pancakes, and there’s even vegan options available too!"
"Yesterday we went to this superb restaurant which friends recommended to us. We enjoyed a lovely experience there with superb meal and a well-trained team and a professional chief cook. We put this restaurant in our list and we shall certainly come back soon."
"Unit 2, Shopping Park, Edge Ln, Old Swan, Liverpool L13 1FA, Racecourse Retail Park, Ormskirk Rd, Aintree, Liverpool L9 5AN, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Speke, Liverpool L24 1YD. Frankie and Benny’s do a bottomless breakfast from Friday to Sunday. “Enjoy free refills on your favourite breakfast dish when you visit us before noon."
"Regarded highly by CAMRA as one of the best local pubs (on numerous occasions, we should add), the Prairie Schooner Taphouse on Flixton Road features a selection of hand-pulled ales and craft kegs on tap. Not only that, but you can also buy a selection of bottled and canned beers from all over the world to take home with you."
"What’s boss about Liverpool’s brewery scene is the sheer scope of it. You’ve got your microbreweries and then you’ve got a renovated rubber factory transformed into an 18,000 hectolitre brewery capable of producing more than three million pints. The latter goes by the name of Love Lane Brewery and houses a family of beers and gins under one roof, designed to keep the city’s rich brewing heritage alive."
"Love Lane Brewery Bar & Kitchen could be one of our favourite venues in the city. You can explore the working brewery on a special tour, tuck into some delicious food from the kitchen or drinks some or book yourself a place on their special Rooted Real Gin Yoga class which relaunches this month. Find out more and book here."
"Home to the Ginsmiths of Liverpool, head down to Love Lane Brewery in the Baltic Triangle to sample some of the finest gin around. Choose from a Dry Gin, Merchant Navy Gin, Marshmallow Gin or a range of cocktails in the huge venue. They also do distillery tours so you can see how the gin gets made in house!"
"Find Down The Hatch in a trendy basement on Duke Street, with vegetarian and vegan junk food – including ‘chicken’ wings, loaded fries, and vegan ‘bratwurst’ – that will prove plant-based doesn't always have to mean healthy salads. The restaurant loves dogs as much as you do, with its favourite four-legged visitors often featuring on its Instagram page so make sure your pup is feeling photogenic, just in case!. Basement, 62 Duke Street, L1 5AA"
"Ok, it may be controversial but we’re calling it; Down The Hatch is serving up the best Vegan food in Liverpool at the moment. Depending on your tastes, it may not be for you but Down The Hatch are vegan junk food masters. It’s fair to say that DTH started the vegan junk food trend in Liverpool and others have successfully followed suit."
"Located on Duke Street, Down The Hatch is dedicated to having you stuff your faces with top-notch nosh. From brunch to weekend dishes and all-day dining, it's all plant-based junk food from seitan and soy mince to vegan bratwurst and jackfruit nuggets."
"The Egg Café, or as it’s locally known, the Egg is a vegetarian restaurant located just off Bold Street. Vegetarian and Veganism is a growing dietary choice and many are choosing this lifestyle because of the health benefits it offers. The Egg is a restaurant a little different from the rest, nestled along a back street and up a couple of flights of stairs you’ll be welcomed into this loft restaurant which is light, airy and a little bit hippy."
"Nestled in the heart of Liverpool, just off Bold Street, The Egg Cafe is set in the light and airy loft space of an old Victorian warehouse building. Offering panoramic views of the city, this cosy café is one of Liverpool’s best vegetarian eateries with a relaxed and bohemian atmosphere. So, it should come as no surprise that this veggie café also does a splendid veggie Sunday roast dinner."
"Split over two levels inside a Victorian warehouse, The Egg Cafe is a colourful vegan cafe which doubles as a gallery. Top Floor, 16-18 Newington, Liverpool L1 4ED"
"This upmarket restaurant, which is owned by TV chef Simon Rimmer, is a popular hangout for Manchester’s vegetarian population, and meat-eaters, too, for that matter. “It’s an institution in Didsbury and has been doing imaginative vegetarian food for 30 years now, which was well ahead of the trend,” says Shepherd. “I worked here years ago when I first came back to Manchester, and it’s still got a special place in my heart.” With dishes such as Lancashire cheese, basil and spring onion sausages with mustard mash or mushroom wellington coming in at a purse-friendly price and vegan options also available, this is an excellent place to enjoy a lunch or dinner."
"Greens is regarded as Manchester’s flagship vegetarian eatery, winning multiple awards such as Manchester Food and Drink Awards (2000, 2003, 2006, 2008) and the prestigious title of AA Rosette in 2000. The restaurant was created by Simon Connolly and Simon Rimmer – who is now a very popular TV celebrity chef – and was founded to be a vegetarian venue with ‘scrumptious dishes and exciting ingredients that aren’t 10 years behind the best restaurants in town’. Now one of the highlights of Manchester’s culinary landscape, the restaurant serves imaginative plates bursting with flavour that are made using fresh local ingredients."
"Greens offers an inventive take on vegetarian food, but you don't have to be meat-free to enjoy the hip restaurant, located in West Didsbury. Open by chef Simon Rimmer, Greens has been around since 1990, and it makes the most of meatless possibilities. Expect creative dishes that emphasize produce, like the jackfruit shawarma and the truffled mushroom Wellington."